Johnston and Grimes join dozens of cities suing fire truck manufacturers

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 929

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The cities of Johnston and Grimes are joining Des Moines and dozens of other municipalities in suing the some of the nation’s biggest providers of fire trucks over alleged parasitic pricing.

Johnston and Grimes, as members of the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire District, are suing REV Group and more than a dozen of its affiliates in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Other defendants include American Industrial Partners and its affiliates, Oshkosh Corporation, …

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